4 And hide the smoke that did his fire display, 5 Till gentle Una thus to him gan say:
gentle > courteous; generous gan > did
6 "O happy Queen of Faeries, that has found, 7 Amongst many, one that with his prowess may
prowess > valour
8 Defend your honour, and your foes confound: 9 True loves are often sown, but seldom grow on ground."
109.17
Thine, O then, said the gentle Redcrosse knight,
2 Next to that Ladies loue, shalbe the place,
O fairest virgin, full of heauenly light,
4 Whose wondrous faith, exceeding earthly race,
Was firmest fixt in mine extremest case.
6 And you, my Lord, the Patrone of my life,
Of that great Queene may well gaine worthy grace:
8 For onely worthy you through +prowes+ priefe
Yf liuing man mote worthy be, to be her liefe.
8 prowes > prowesse 1609
1 "Yours, O then," said the gentle Redcross Knight,
gentle > generous, courteous; (to take the meaning of this word as "noble, high-born" would be to anticipate the revelation at 110.65 ff.)